FUNDRAISING

1. What is your project about?

New Wind Mongolia is an independent, artist-led research and education project dedicated to documenting, interpreting, and promoting modern and contemporary Mongolian art to the world.

At its core is the NextGen Fellowship and Training Programme, a free three-year educational and mentorship initiative for emerging Mongolian curators and art historians. The programme offers high-quality online education, close mentorship, and monthly stipends, creating the country’s first structured path for young professionals in art history and curatorship.

Alongside the fellowship, the project commissions critical texts, conducts artist interviews, and builds a public English-language online database to connect Mongolian artists with the global art community. This database will evolve into a dynamic archive and research platform that connects artists, scholars, and curators from Mongolia and beyond.

The Project Leader has been developing and running New Wind Mongolia on an in-kind basis since February 2025, driven by the belief that Mongolian artists deserve sustainable representation and research infrastructure. The project officially launched in May 2025, featuring nine artists and plans to showcase 40 artists and train 15 new art professionals within ten years, thereby laying the foundation for an independent and sustainable art ecosystem.

2. What are the goals, and who is the target audience?

The goal of New Wind Mongolia is to establish a sustainable platform for research, education, and global collaboration in the field of modern and contemporary Mongolian art.

Our objectives are to:

Train young Mongolian curators and art historians through structured education and mentorship, led by Dr Tsendpurev Tsegmid, along with international experts.
Develop a permanent online archive and critical database in the English language.
Commission and publish art critiques that promote Mongolian artists internationally.
Advance SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) by providing accessible, free training and stipends.

Our target audience includes:

Independent art professionals, educators, and cultural institutions.
Supporters of global artistic diversity and fair representation.
Members of the Mongolian diaspora who want to invest in the country’s cultural future.
International partners and funders who believe in long-term, sustainable cultural infrastructure.

By empowering Mongolia’s next generation of cultural leaders, New Wind Mongolia contributes to building a fairer, more inclusive global art world.

3. Why should someone support your project?

In Mongolia, there is a lack of institutional support for curatorial education, art research, and professional development for artists. Talented individuals often abandon their creative paths because opportunities and mentorship are missing.

New Wind Mongolia fills this critical gap. Supporting the project means helping to establish a sustainable, independent ecosystem for Mongolian art—one that does not rely on short-term donor programs but grows from within the community.

This project has already begun: artists themselves have pledged to contribute 20% of the start-up funds, thereby becoming seed funders. The Project Leader has dedicated her time to designing, implementing, and managing all activities. By supporting it, you are investing in real work that is already underway, not an idea waiting for funding.

Every euro helps provide education, mentorship, and visibility to artists and curators who would otherwise remain unseen in the global art landscape.

4. What happens to the money if funding is successful?

If the funding is successful, all funds will be used transparently to build and sustain the educational and research goals of New Wind Mongolia. The allocation includes:

Monthly stipends for selected NextGen Fellows to ensure equal participation.
Teaching and mentorship fees for mentors and expert art professionals.
Creation and maintenance of specialist educational content freely accessible for future generations
Research and writing costs for artist critiques and interviews.
Website development and digital archive maintenance.

Twenty percent of the start-up budget has been contributed by participating artists, and the Project Leader contributes twenty per cent of their professional income to sustain the project. No funds are used for personal gain—only for education, creation, and long-term capacity building.

5. Who is behind your project?

The project is founded and led by Dr Tsendpurev Tsegmid, an artist, curator, writer, and consultant based in Germany with a PhD from a UK university. She has extensive experience in curatorial writing, art history, and cultural research, and a long track record of supporting Mongolian artists through mentoring, teaching, educational and curatorial work.

New Wind Mongolia brings together a community of Mongolian artists, emerging curators, and cultural thinkers who share the belief that art should be independent, inclusive, and sustainable.

This level of commitment reflects the project’s core values—long-term vision, self-reliance, and dedication to creating a lasting cultural legacy.